The following tables provide data comparing the costs of surgical procedures in the US with the costs in Thailand. Costs are rounded for ease of discussion. Most of the Thailand data was obtained from the Bumrungrad International Hospital website as of 3 Oct 2006. BIH data includes ancillary hospital costs i.e. anesthesia, anesthesiologist fee, OR charge, hospital room, standard lab fees, medications, etc., for a standard, non-complicated procedure. Estimated charges are subject to change. (1)
The first chart shows the savings for the Top 5 Cosmetic Procedures of 2005. The second chart lists three of the more common, non-elective procedures. For the residents of Canada and the UK who are considering jumping the queue to the US, Canadian and British currencies are included.
TOP FIVE SURGICAL COSMETIC PROCEDURES (2005) (2)
ProcedureCostCostSavingsSavingsSavingsSavings
(US) (Thailand) (USD) (CAD) (GBP) (%)
Liposuction, 6700 2100 4600 4900 2900 70%
3 areas
Nose, 7200 2700 4500 4800 2900 63%
Reshaping
Breast 6700 2400 4300 4600 2700 64%
Augmentation
Eyelids, 5000 1500 3500 3800 2200 70%
Up and Down
Tummy Tuck 6600 3500 3100 3300 2000 47%
AVERAGE SAVINGS: 63%
(2) ASPS Procedural Statistics, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2006.
